Factbox on Veronica Campbell-Brown

Born on May 15, 1982, in Trelawny, the same parish as triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt.

Married to fellow-Jamaican sprinter Omar Brown and lives in Florida.

Personal best over 100m of 10.76 set in 2011 makes her the joint eighth-fastest woman of all time with American Evelyn Ashford. She is ranked in the top 10 over 200 with a quickest time of 21.74 from the 2008 Olympics.